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About Petardi Village

Petardi is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 416 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petardi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petardi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722173
Area (hectares) 149.19 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 416
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petardi compares

By the 2011 count Petardi is the 79th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 149.19 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Petardi

Petardi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Petardi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panjangara, Patharkhuniya, Pathrator and Patijanara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Petardi

As per the Census of India 2011, Petardi village had a population of 808. That makes it the 79th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Petardi village has 416 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petardi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Petardi is 722173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petardi covers 149.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petardi falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Petardi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Petardi.

Petardi is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Petardi today is likely to be higher.

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